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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Re: LILLICRAPS marry in Rangoon but how did it come about
« on: Sunday 26 July 15 22:22 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Jebber on Sunday 26 July 15 21:56 BST (UK)
Deborah Mary Rosa DAVID died of Diabetes aged 37 on the 15 October 1911, she was buried the next day in the Cantonment  Cemetery of  Bengal.

Great information and thanks so much for your taking the time to find this.

Quote from: Jebber on Sunday 26 July 15 21:56 BST (UK)
Esther may well have taken Deborah to  India in search of a husband for her, women were in great demand by the British men in India, many single women went in search of husbands. You may find it of interest to read  "The Fishing Fleet Husband  Hunting in the Raj"  by Anne de Courcy, it tells of the life the British women lived in India at that time. 

Those women that failed to find a husband and came home still single, were described as "Returned empties"


Again a great bit of information. I will read this with interest.

Many thanks
Graham

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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Re: LILLICRAPS marry in Rangoon but how did it come about
« on: Sunday 26 July 15 22:11 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: KGarrad on Sunday 26 July 15 21:00 BST (UK)
It might be worth checking FIBIS (Families in British India Society), as some of their records include Burma?

KGarrad, Many thanks for this idea. It is a great site full of information. No luck on my people yet but great reading.

Thanks for your guidance.

Graham

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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Re: LILLICRAPS marry in Rangoon but how did it come about
« on: Sunday 26 July 15 20:42 BST (UK)  »
ShaunJ many thanks for your advice. I appreciate it. :)

Graham

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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Re: LILLICRAPS marry in Rangoon but how did it come about
« on: Sunday 26 July 15 18:38 BST (UK)  »
Jebber,

Many thanks for finding that. It is certainly the mother although I am not sure where the Henrietta came from ;D

I appreciate your help on this.

Graham

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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / Re: LILLICRAPS marry in Rangoon but how did it come about
« on: Sunday 26 July 15 18:31 BST (UK)  »
StanleysChesterton, Many thanks for your thoughts but I doubt they had resources or connections who owned private holiday yachts.

Appreciate your ideas though.
Graham

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Immigrants & Emigrants - General / LILLICRAPS marry in Rangoon but how did it come about
« on: Sunday 26 July 15 17:14 BST (UK)  »
I have an interesting problem. Luckily it involves a rather uncommon name.

Ester (Esther) COOK is born in Devon in 1836 (although on the 1861 census states 1826). In 1860 she marries William Henry LILLICRAP (1824) and they have a daughter Deborah Mary Rosi (1861). They have a further son Thomas.

William is lost at sea in 1864 and in 1871 Ester and Deborah have moved to Southampton.

6 June 1891 Deborah Mary Nora(?) Lillicrap (there just can’t be two of those) marries Henry Anthony David in Rangoon and a witness at the wedding was E Lillicrap (presumably Ester). Henry was born in Bedminster Bristol in 1838. He married his first wife Jane Victoria Hazelwood in Rangoon in 1863 and died in Rangoon in 1900. His occupation on the death registration looks like pilot.

Just how they got together is a mystery as I can not find the Lillicraps on any ship going to Rangoon and the age difference is considerable. Also I can not find out what happens to Ester or Deborah.

Any thoughts or suggestions of avenues to explore would be welcome.

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England / Re: John and Sarah COOK from Kent and Devon
« on: Friday 24 July 15 14:58 BST (UK)  »
Hi Jackie,

It is possible but ARMES has not appeared in the family as a name before. The only other option is that Mary is related to Sarah but I can't find the wedding which would give her maiden name.

Will keep looking and many thanks for the interest and help.

Graham

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England / Re: John and Sarah COOK from Kent and Devon
« on: Thursday 23 July 15 21:13 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for your help and advice Martin it is appreciated.

Graham

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England / Re: John and Sarah COOK from Kent and Devon
« on: Thursday 23 July 15 20:13 BST (UK)  »
Hi Martin,

Many thanks.

That is what I needed. He is another of the children that I did not have but it does give the maiden name of the Sarah and I have found the marriage.

That is great and really appreciated.

Graham

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